Thursday, July 12, 2012

Archaeopteryx

 Name: Archaeopteryx ("ancient wing")

Habitat: Forests and lakes of Western Europe

Historical Time: Late Jurassic (150 million years ago)

Size and Weight: About 12 inches long and 1 pound

Diet: Insects

Fact:  The feathers of Archaeopteryx were unsuited to powered flight meaning that Archaeopteryx may have lived in trees.

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